back to the original story...so did this kid lie about his purple?
Or was he just no good.
Why would anyone put on a higher ranked belt then walk into a BJJ
academy? They would get found out in 1 sec.
I really dont understand the mentality there.

He must have lied, there can't be purple belts who would get whooped by whites. Just would not happen.

Surely anyone claiming to be above white belt would be tested the day they got there?
I couldn't imagine walking into a gym claiming to be a black belt, then getting smashed by bluebelts and my instructor still lets me wear my blackbelt let alone give me job as an instructor, just dosen't seem possible